How Do Commutators Influence Eigenvalues in Quantum Mechanics?

[Minakami]

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The Attempt at a Solution

I think I have to use the fact that [a+ , a] = 1 but I don't know where to apply this.

 

[gabbagabbahey]

I think I have to use the fact that [a+ , a] = 1 but I don't know where to apply this.

If \left[\hat{a}^{\dagger},\hat{a}\right]=1, what is \left[\hat{b}^{\dagger},\hat{b}\right]? What are \left[H,\hat{b}\right] and \left[\hat{H},\hat{b}^{\dagger}\right]?

What are \hat{H}\left(\hat{b}|\psi_E\rangle\right) and \hat{H}\left(\hat{b}^{\dagger}|\psi_E\rangle\right)...What does that tell you?

If E_0\hat{b}^{\dagger}\hat{b}|\psi_E\rangle-\frac{E_1^2}{E_0}|\psi_E\rangle=E|\psi_E\rangle, what is \langle\psi_E|\hat{b}^{\dagger}\hat{b}|\psi_E\rangle? Note that in any Hilbert space, an inner product is always greater than or equal to zero...what does that tell you about E?